In a report for Brookings Institute on the global macroeconomic impacts of coronavirus, Warwick McKibbin and Roshen Fernando present 7 scenarios on the impact of the virus outbreak. While......
India said on Friday that China’s continuous blocking of Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar’s designation as a global terrorist by the United Nations will not deter it......
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been awarded with the United Nations’ highest environmental honour, bestowed upon five other individuals and organisations, for his leadership of the......
The International Court of Justice is hearing the case of Kulbhushan Jadhav, who has been sentenced to death by Pakistan on charges of being an Indian spy. Here is a detailed timeline of the......
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has said that if voted to power he would recognise Jerusalem as ‘one true’ capital of Israel. “I have said on numerous occasions that......
Politicians and Twitter warriors around the globe have a new buzzword among them: Net zero. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Everyone appears to be keen to state their commitment to net zero,......
A robust dispute settlement system would help the government unlock tax revenues, and also aid ease of doing business. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com After rationalisation of the......
Globally, 2.5 billion people do not have access to proper sanitation. Direct intervention in schools by ensuring that children have access to safe, hygienic and regularly maintained toilets will......
The United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organisation has worked out the cost of malnutrition to the world economy: about five per cent of its annual gross domestic product, or $3.5......
According to CRISIL, eight per cent of the private sector employees are covered under pension benefits currently. CRISIL Research on Tuesday warned the government over increase in its fiscal burden......
Iceland do not fear facing England at Euro 2016 joint coach Heimir Hallgrimsson said on Wednesday after his indefatigable players beat Austria 2-1 to book a place in the last 16. The Icelanders......